Facts:

In the elections of September 1935, Jose Angara, Pedro Ynsua, Miguel Castillo and Dionisio Mayor were
candidates vying for the position of member of the National Assembly in the first district of Tayabas.
Petitioner Jose Angara was proclaimed winner and took his oath of office as member of the National
Assembly of the Commonwealth Government. On Dec 3, Nat'l Assembly passed Res. No 8 which declared
with finality the victory of Angara.

On Dec 8, Ynsua filed before the Electoral Commission a motion of protest against the election of Angara,
that he be declared elected member of the Nat'l Assembly. On Dec 20, Angara filed before the Elec.
Commission a motion to dismiss the protest that the protest in question was filed out of the prescribed
period. The Elec. Commission denied Angara's petition.

Angara prayed for the issuance of writ of prohibition to restrain and prohibit the Electoral Commission
taking further cognizance of Ynsua's protest. He contended that the Constitution confers exclusive
jurisdiction upon the said Electoral Commissions as regards to the merits of contested elections to the
Nat'l Assembly and the Supreme Court therefore has no jurisdiction to hear the case.

Issue:

1. WON the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear the case.

2. WON Electoral Commission acted without or in excess of its jurisdiction in taking cognizance of the
election protest.

Held:

Yes. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear the case.

The Supreme Court contends that in cases of conflict between the several departments and among the
agencies thereof, the judiciary, with the Supreme Court as the final arbiter, is the only constitutional
mechanism devised finally to resolve the conflict and allocate constitutional boundaries.

That judicial supremacy is but the power of judicial review in actual and appropriate cases and
controversies, and is the power and duty to see that no one branch or agency of the government
transcends the Constitution, which is the source of all authority.

No. The EC did not act without or in excess of its jurisdiction in taking cognizance of the election protest.

That the Electoral Commission is the sole judge of all contests relating to the election, returns and
qualifications of members of the National Assembly.

That the present Constitution has transferred all the powers previously exercised by the legislature with
respect to contests relating to the elections, returns and qualifications of its members, to the Electoral
Commission.